Hardcover from SkiraPublished: 2011-03-08ISBN: 8857206882Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
A beautifully designed monograph surveying the works of the highly
acclaimed contemporary photographer. Kenna's photographs captivate viewers
through their silent drama and magnetism: rather than being accurate descriptions
of a place, the photographer seems interested in capturing the invisible
lines which enclose space, and in so doing arousing a viewer's imagination
and reverie. This catalog showcases 290 black-and-white photographs: 200
trace the artist's career, from early 1970s images shot in England, to
the photographs of the following three decades, which result from travels
and commissions in every continent throughout the world; 35 record Venice's
everlasting appeal; 20 reflect one of Kenna's most important jobs, that
of recording the Nazi concentration and extermination camps.

Retrospective
Twoby Michael Kenna
Hardcover from Nazraeli PressISBN: 1590051114Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Published as a companion book to the artist's Twenty Year Retrospective,
Michael Kenna: Retrospective Two presents an overview of Kenna's landscape
photographs made between 1994 and 2004. Michael Kenna is arguably the most
influential landscape photographer of his generation. The subject of over
20 books and hundreds of solo exhibitions throughout Asia, Australia, Europe
and the United States, Michael Kenna often works at dawn or during the
night. He concentrates primarily on the interaction between the ephemeral
atmospheric conditions of the natural landscape, and human-made structures
and sculptural mass. Kenna's exquisitely crafted prints are included in
such permanent museum collections as The National Gallery, Washington,
D.C.; The Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague; and The Victoria and Albert
Museum, London. In 2001, Michael Kenna was made a Chevalier in the Order
of Arts and Letters by the Ministry of Culture in France. Born in Widnes,
England in 1953, he currently lives in the USA. The introduction Inventing
Peace by Anne W. Tucker explores Kenna s relationship to contemporary photographic
ideas.

Huangshanby Michael Kenna
Hardcover from Nazraeli PressISBN: 1590053109Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Huangshan is the name given to a whole range of mountains in Anhui
province in eastern China. Also called Yellow mountain, the range is particularly
known for its uniquely-shaped granite peaks, ubiquitous pine trees that
literally grow out of the rock faces, and the ever changing configurations
of flowing clouds as seen from above. Huangshan has been a source of inspiration
and a muse for Chinese painters and poets throughout history. It continues
to inspire artists today, including Michael Kenna. These forty-six photographs,
which Kenna made over a period of three years, capture both the sublimity
and grandeur of these peaks, and quietly reflect on our human interaction
with nature. Kenna has written a brief introduction which describes some
of his experiences on Huangshan. Arguably the most influential photographer
of his generation, Michael Kenna is the subject of over 35 monographs.
Beautifully printed in our special Daido black ink on uncoated art paper,
this second printing of Huangshan is limited to 2,000 casebound copies.

Michael Kenna's photographs have long inspired words such as mysterious,
elegant, and hauntingly beautiful adjectives that likewise describe the
Japanese landscape. The photographs in Kenna's important monograph, Japan,
are the result of an ideal pairing of artist and subject. Kenna has had
a large following in Japan ever since his first exhibition there in 1987.
His many subsequent exhibitions and publications in Japan have provided
him with ample opportunities to visit and photograph. During the past several
years, as this project began to take shape, Kenna's trips became more frequent
and intense. The resulting images are stunning. Superbly printed in tritone,
Japan is hardbound in red cloth and presented in a Japanese folding slipcase.
Text in Japanese and English by Kotaro Iizawa.

Mont
St Michelby Michael Kenna
Hardcover from Nazraeli PressISBN: 1590052056Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
The small tidal island of Mont St Michel is situated just off the Normandy
coast, connected to the mainland by a single causeway. Its abbey rises
like a mirage, high above the sea, on this craggy, rocky perch. It is a
spectacular sight, and one that Kenna has been drawn to many times over
the years. By day, the island - a popular tourist destination - is alive
with cars, buses, people, noise. It can seem a garish place. But at night,
it becomes as originally intended: a place for peace, for prayer, for quiet
contemplation. It is that gentler face of Mont St Michel that Kenna wanted
to photograph and, after the crowds have gone home, he has been able to
do so. Alone, he has climbed the bell tower, explored the crypts and chapels,
and ambled along the silent lanes of the island. He has watched, totally
undisturbed, as the light changed, shadows came and went, and clouds subtley
floated this way and that. While his camera shutter was open for long,
long exposures, Kenna cherished the silence, lost in his own private thoughts.
He sees these photographs as a personal record of this time of solitary
exploration; it is a record we are privileged to share. Kenna has dedicated
this book to his father and, in a deeply affecting introduction, he describes
the connection he feels between this solid, calm, inspirational place and
his much-loved parent.

Venezia
(Italian Edition)by Michael Kenna
Hardcover from Nazraeli PressISBN: 1590052722Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
This crumbling jewel of Northern Italy, built completely on marshland,
is steeped in history and irresistibly imbued with romance. Known as The
City of Light and Queen of the Adriatic, Venezia is indelibly tinged with
dark intrigue, decadence and decay. Comprising 118 small islands along
the Adriatic Sea, Venezia was a maritime power during the Middle Ages and
Renaissance, and a staging area for the Crusades. The city's long decline
began some 500 years ago; but its survival of two episodes of the Black
Death, and the loss of its thousand years of independence to Napoleon Bonaparte
in 1797 - as well as the fact that it appears to be sinking slowly into
the waters on which it is built - has only added to its mystique. This
beautifully produced book brings together a collection of haunting images
quietly made by Michael Kenna over the last 30 years, many of which are
published here for the first time. Arguably the most influential photographer
of his generation, Michael Kenna is the subject of over 35 monographs.
This first printing of Venezia is limited to 2,000 hand-numbered, slipcased
copies.

This book, which accompanies a major exhibition at the Bibliotheque
nationale de France, shines new light on the work of the English photographer
Michael Kenna.

Love
in black and whiteby Bianca Rossini, Michael Kenna
Hardcover from Nazraeli PressISBN: 1590052609Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
British-born photographer Michael Kenna and Brazilian-born author Bianca
Rossini worked together to create a book of photographs and poems entitled
' in black and white.' Beautifully printed on natural Japanese paper in
a limited edition of 1,500 hardcover copies, this gorgeous new book comprises
45 of Rossini's original love poems, accompanied by selected photographs
of Kenna's landscapes made in locations around the world. Michael Kenna's
photographs have been the subject of over thirty books and catalogues,
and are included in such permanent museum collections as The National Gallery,
Washington, D.C.; The Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai; and The Victoria and
Albert Museum, London. In 2001, Kenna was made a Chevalier in the Order
of Arts and Letters by the Ministry of Culture in France. Bianca Rossini
is a singer, songwriter and author. Her upcoming Bossa Nova album features
her original songs co-written with great American and Brazilian composers.
As an actress Bianca has acted opposite film stars including James Spader,
Hector Elizondo, Richard Dreyfuss, Christian Slater, Dick Van Dyke and
Dom DeLuise. 'Love in black and white' is her third book.